7
Ranma sat on the roof staring at the night sky. He did not want to leave the beautiful site. At least, not for tonight. Tonight he needed to clear his mind of all the bad thoughts running through his head. He wanted to free himself of his worries. But his worries were still in his mind. They grasped ahold of him pleading to get out with full force of emotion. It was an odd experience, not being able to control his fears like this. But here he was unable to properly think about anything other than past events.

With Akane six months pregnant the couple was running out of time. She was beginning to show more, but could still wear baggy clothes to cover her stomach. Doctor Tofu told them that it was common for woman having their first child to not show until the eighth month. But the bigger Akane got, the more attracted Ranma was to her. Her hips were wide, her face slightly chubbier from the foods she craved, and she had somehow gotten meaner. It amazed him that these things had gained his attention in a good light, but seeing her in the bitchiest of states was a turn on.

And his ex-fiancés backed off. He still shuddered at the memory of Shampoo finding out. Her bike furiously crashing through their wall. Shampoo had found out days after Ukyo from Konatsu. And to she was not very happy about the idea. After an outraged battle cry, which listed rules of her village, Akane knocked her over the head in an uninterested manner. Shampoo, not being one to take challenges like that lightly declared war against the couple. The next month consisted of crazy "accidents" and overwhelming amounts of stress. It got to the point where Ranma tried challenging her himself, yet to no prevail Shampoo still continued her antics. Between Akane and Shampoo Ranma was at a loss. He was ready to break. So one day he decided to take matters into his own hands by challenging the Chinese warrior to a one on one battle. It was reckless and led to the destruction of buildings, but in the end Shampoo admitted defeat. Well, not so much admitted as passed out. Which led to Cologne having to drag her away for more supposed training. They hadn't heard from her since.

Speaking of fiancés, they hadn't heard from Ukyo in awhile either. She said she was fine with everything, but something was off. And considering it was his best friend he had to do something about it. Ranma wasn't ready to drop everyone for Akane. He loved the girl, but being around her drove him insane with annoyance and lust. A deadly combination with him. Ranma thought about going to see her once after school the next day. It's all for the best. But for the time being it was best to watch the stars.

Ranma heard rustling and quickly stood up, unsure of what it was. He looked around until he saw Akane jump up onto the roof in her pajamas. She looked tired and warn out. Her hair had grown out just a bit and reached just past her shoulders. The chilly night wind blew and made her shiver in the cold. Ranma looked down to her bare feet and made his way over to her as they both sat down.

Without looking at her, Ranma reached over to lift her legs bringing them onto his lap. He rubbed warmth into her feet. In just three months it would no longer be just them. They probably wouldn't be able to have moments like this on the roof. Or maybe they would. What did he know? He was just a stupid kid that was forced to marry the woman he had to grow to love. He wasn't complaining though because it was true love. He wanted to make sure she had the best. He had taken up an extra construction job to make sure of it. The money from the dojo just wasn't enough for him because he wanted not just Akane, but his child as well.

Ranma looked down to Akane's stomach which was more prominent in her night clothes. With her growing stomach she looked even more beautiful in the moonlight. It was a gorgeous site to see, Akane holding his child. The moon shone brightly over them and for a moment he had to take it all in. Just three more months and he was going to enter the world of fatherhood. What did he know about that?

He knew to never throw his kid into a hole full of cats. And to not take him (or her) to the springs. But what did he know?

He was going to love this child. Work for this child, live for this child. Every Christmas he planned to get a gift for his child, and everyday he would train him. And he knew Akane would train him (again, or her) too. Their child would be the master of martial arts. And if they weren't then that was fine as well. Maybe in the future they'd have more kids that would be. But that wouldn't be till much later in the future.

The future. That word made Ranma chuckle to himself. He had a future with Akane. They were joining their families, officially with this child. They were growing as a couple each day because of it. What began as a mistake was turning into a miracle. This would be something that Ranma could love. It will be his little miracle. The one thing that he and Akane created.

But was he ready for it?

Akane looked up at him before looking up at the moon. It was so bright tonight. She smiled to herself and Ranma couldn't help but smile at that. He watched her lean back until she laid down on the rooftop, watching the night sky. Ranma watched her as she watched the night sky as clouds went by covering some of the natural light.

Soon the night became colder as the wind blew. Ranma spoke, "Akane, we should get inside."

Akane sat up and stretched her arms, "Ready for bed finally?"

Ranma took the moment to kiss her, "I'm ready." And whether this was towards her question or his own he was not sure.

Okay I want to apologize for not updating, but I got stuck on what to do about the other relationships going on in Ranma 1/2. And then I got distracted with life and other fandoms and I just feel bad that this is so short, but I know how to finish this. Because I have never once finished a story in my life I am determined to end this one. And end it with some type of meaning, or cuteness,or hate, or whatever.

Love you for reading. Forever and always.